Slow Bible

New Living Translation

10 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens
    and stay on the ground to water the earth.
They cause the grain to grow,
    producing seed for the farmer
    and bread for the hungry.

11 It is the same with my word.
    I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
    and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

Music "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

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New Living Translation

1 O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?
    How long will you look the other way?

2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,
    with sorrow in my heart every day?
    How long will my enemy have the upper hand?

3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
    Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.

4 Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!”
    Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love.
    I will rejoice because you have rescued me.

6 I will sing to the Lord
    because he is good to me.

Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

Used with permission.

New Living Translation

25 I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. 26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.

27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

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New Living Translation

9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

10 “Once you had no identity as a people;
    now you are God’s people.
Once you received no mercy;
    now you have received God’s mercy.”

Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

Used with permission.

New Living Translation

25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

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New Living Translation

22 Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 It flowed down the centre of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.

3 No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him. 4 And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

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New Living Translation

10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. 11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.

Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

Used with permission.

New Living Translation

3 For the Lord is a great God,
    a great King above all gods.

4 He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
    and the mightiest mountains.

5 The sea belongs to him, for he made it.
    His hands formed the dry land, too.

6 Come, let us worship and bow down.
    Let us kneel before the Lord our maker,

7     for he is our God.
We are the people he watches over,
    the flock under his care.

If only you would listen to his voice today!

Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

Used with permission.

New Living Translation

1 My heart is confident in you, O God;
    no wonder I can sing your praises! 

Wake up my soul!

2 Wake up, O harp and lyre!
    I will awaken the dawn with my song.

3 I will thank you, Lord, in front of all the people.
    I will sing your praises among the nations.

4 For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens.
    Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

5 Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens.
    May your glory shine over all the earth.

Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

Used with permission.

New Living Translation

1 Let all that I am praise the Lord;
    with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.

2 Let all that I am praise the Lord;
    may I never forget the good things he does for me.

3 He forgives all my sins
    and heals all my diseases.

4 He redeems me from death
    and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

5 He fills my life with good things.
    My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!

8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
    slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

9 He will not constantly accuse us,
    nor remain angry forever.

10 He does not punish us for all our sins;
    he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.

11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
    is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

12 He has removed our sins as far from us
    as the east is from the west.

13 The Lord is like a father to his children,
    tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,

Used with permission.